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kennedy with robert kennedy on her right and teddy on her left. the three of them are casting long shadows before them as they walked down the avenue. it was very appropriate and moving. texas and washington, they remember the day. it is a moment or membered around the world. people will tell you i remembered what i was doing. we will have coverage throughout therrow on the anniversary, 50th anniversary of his killing on bbc world news. now for something completely different as monty python would say, the moment comedy fans have been waiting. today, theconference five surviving members of the legendary comedy group announced that they will perform together in london for one night only next sunday. ♪ >> monty python -- >> is coming back in a new live show announced today at a press conference where the five remaining, even with a combined age of 357, they could still land a punch line. >> please don't tell me because of the money. >> nobody expected the spanish inquisition. >> nobody expects the spanish inquisition. >> they talk about their motiv
kennedy with robert kennedy on her right and teddy on her left. the three of them are casting long shadows before them as they walked down the avenue. it was very appropriate and moving. texas and washington, they remember the day. it is a moment or membered around the world. people will tell you i remembered what i was doing. we will have coverage throughout therrow on the anniversary, 50th anniversary of his killing on bbc world news. now for something completely different as monty python...
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kennedy. brian shactman here. we'll have much more on the events planned for the anniversary as well as a look back at the shooting itself, including some conspiracy theories. we'll also touch on today's other top stories including what is being called the nuclear option in the u.s. senate and gorng george w. bush's visit to the republican governors association. but we of course begin with a day of reflection. ceremonies will strietch nationwide. 5,000 will fill dealey plaza in dallas. the site of the assassination. church bells will toll at 12:30, the time when he was shot. the impact affected not just the country, but an entire generation of americans. it provides some of our most iconic images of sorrow like of course young jfk jr. saluting his father. this was the headline then. kennedy slain on dallas street. and this is the headline today. today's editorial page claims even now it is a moment the city cannot the fully move beyond. long ago nicknamed the city of hate. in his final speech that day in ft. worth
kennedy. brian shactman here. we'll have much more on the events planned for the anniversary as well as a look back at the shooting itself, including some conspiracy theories. we'll also touch on today's other top stories including what is being called the nuclear option in the u.s. senate and gorng george w. bush's visit to the republican governors association. but we of course begin with a day of reflection. ceremonies will strietch nationwide. 5,000 will fill dealey plaza in dallas. the site...
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kennedy. the trip to texas that started 50 years ago today. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. flying on planes in this country may never be the same again. the federal communications commission is considering allowing the use of cell phones on planes above 10,000 feet. it is safe to anticipate passenger opinions may be split on this between those who want to talk and need to talk and those who don't necessarily need to hear the intricate details of their lives, say, all the way from new york to los angeles. while it's early yet in this process, the new head of the fcc said this is just keeping up with the times. he says they're reviewing their outdated and restricted rules. the story where we begin tonight is with nbc's tom costello. he's at national airport in washington. tom, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. this is still far from reality, but it could be soon you'll be able to hear everything your seatmate says, in fact, everybody on the plane says the length of your enti
kennedy. the trip to texas that started 50 years ago today. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. flying on planes in this country may never be the same again. the federal communications commission is considering allowing the use of cell phones on planes above 10,000 feet. it is safe to anticipate passenger opinions may be split on this between those who want to talk and need to talk and those who don't necessarily need to hear the intricate details of their lives,...
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about john kennedy and his family. >> fewer. look, the assassination, was until 9/11, the single most emotionally powerful event in american history. because all-americans who shared it more or less in real time. because there is no television when lincoln was shot, no television during the civil war, no television during pearl harbor, that four day period, is so burned into the memories of everyone from children, to elderly people, who lived through that. but i think it may take another half century before everyone has passed from the scene, for the attention to belessenned. so i think your point is well taken. a kennedy who lived and served eight years because we don't know what the eight years would have brought, there may have been some other overaveraging event, would probably not have -- would certainly not have been treated with the emotional intensity of a president -- a young vigorous president shot down in broad daylight, in the streets of a major city, at a time when public violence, this is 1963, was far less prevale
about john kennedy and his family. >> fewer. look, the assassination, was until 9/11, the single most emotionally powerful event in american history. because all-americans who shared it more or less in real time. because there is no television when lincoln was shot, no television during the civil war, no television during pearl harbor, that four day period, is so burned into the memories of everyone from children, to elderly people, who lived through that. but i think it may take another...
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kennedy. it comes out tomorrow, so you can get a jump on the book. it's great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> let's get right to marina oswald and how important is she to the events that took place. she seems so passive in most accounts so can you give us a sense of her role? >> she had done one thing differently, she would've saved president kennedy from being assassinated in and most people have forgotten that in the spring, oswald attacked major walker in texas. in the ery rifle that he used a few months later to kill president kennedy. he missed him by an inch and told her everything. but she was afraid to go to the police that she was not an american citizen and feared deportation and in the spring of 1963, she had reported that the police would have arrested him and taking his rifle and pistol way, and i think that oswald would've been unable to kill the president in the fall of 1963. lou: the book is by james swanson. so why wasn't there -- an investigation of that incident because that certainly falls within the purview of federal autho
kennedy. it comes out tomorrow, so you can get a jump on the book. it's great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> let's get right to marina oswald and how important is she to the events that took place. she seems so passive in most accounts so can you give us a sense of her role? >> she had done one thing differently, she would've saved president kennedy from being assassinated in and most people have forgotten that in the spring, oswald attacked major walker in texas. in...
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that is what issthis what about john kennedy. how there was no predictable mold to john kennedy. that is what defined him in history and leaves us guessing in history. just ask a historian. rick, this happened after the fact, but let's go back who he was, and i think one thing that comes through loud and clear is not easily labeled, not a conservative but very pragmatic. >> and these are terms the change with every generation. it is the one at was supposed to be in the early 1960s and jfk as a politician, of course, always one of these terms to be flexible. this includes jfk being a liberal in the classic mold. it has pretty much been debunked by histians if you look athis backing of the civil rights movement. he was kind of weak kneed the first couple of years and then offense finally pushed into it and he got mor liberal on the issue. talking about his tax cut policy, whch is what i think what you really want to ta about here is jfk who started out fairly conservative on tax cuts and he was not a conservative when it came to government policy. so it is mixed bag. >> he did go a
that is what issthis what about john kennedy. how there was no predictable mold to john kennedy. that is what defined him in history and leaves us guessing in history. just ask a historian. rick, this happened after the fact, but let's go back who he was, and i think one thing that comes through loud and clear is not easily labeled, not a conservative but very pragmatic. >> and these are terms the change with every generation. it is the one at was supposed to be in the early 1960s and jfk...
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johnson hated the leaks, kennedy hated the leaks. roosevelroosevel roosevelt didn't liked although johnson and roosevelt and kennedy, they would leak things to the press themselves. ross now once told me when johnson appointed national security adviser he called them up the night before the announcement was being made at midnight and said to them why did you tell the press i'm appointing you national security pfizer? roscoe said mr. president i didn't tell anybody, didn't tell the resident johnson hung up on him. he went to bed not knowing if johnson was going to announce his appointment the next day but it was johnson's way of controlling him. johnson and joe califano talk about this in his memoir about the way in which johnson would control people. this was one technique he had. the kennedys would leak things that would be to their advantage. it's a very changed environment. >> we began by talking about the polls and i want to end by asking you about your professional assessment of kennedy. he was very focused on greatness and the
johnson hated the leaks, kennedy hated the leaks. roosevelroosevel roosevelt didn't liked although johnson and roosevelt and kennedy, they would leak things to the press themselves. ross now once told me when johnson appointed national security adviser he called them up the night before the announcement was being made at midnight and said to them why did you tell the press i'm appointing you national security pfizer? roscoe said mr. president i didn't tell anybody, didn't tell the resident...
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kennedy. a committee of 25 people from dallas put on this event funded completely by private donations. >> you, lord have lifted us up from the horrible tragedy enacted in this place from the cruel suffering that was born on this hill, from the shock and horror that gripped our nation, and from the year when we has citizens of this city suffered and were implicated by the gunshot by one man. >> certainly a mournful experience here in dallas, remembering the 50th anniversary, including the mayor addressing the crowd about the reputation that dallas unfortunately gained as a result of that assassination, becoming known as the city of hate, and now coming full circle 50 years later in an effort of redemption. let's take a listen. >> hope and hatred collided right here in dallas. we watched the nightmarish reality that in our front yard, our president had been taken from us. taken from his family, taken from the world. >> now today's ceremony was abridged because of this weather, a somber yet fitt
kennedy. a committee of 25 people from dallas put on this event funded completely by private donations. >> you, lord have lifted us up from the horrible tragedy enacted in this place from the cruel suffering that was born on this hill, from the shock and horror that gripped our nation, and from the year when we has citizens of this city suffered and were implicated by the gunshot by one man. >> certainly a mournful experience here in dallas, remembering the 50th anniversary,...
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motions of kennedy in in thatord are film. film, you see that kennedy is shot from two sides. he is shot from the back and from the front. there is no contesting that. in the time frame, it is impossible for it to be otherwise. he is shot from the front through the neck and the kill frame 313e head in where he goes back into the left. he is shot from the back in the back. he is shot from the rear in the -- in the lee is shot back. nelly is shot with another bullet. there is at least five bullets. is impossible that all those shots came from the rear. including this magic bullet, which is invented by alan spector, guided through the witnesses, and that magic bullet causes seven words into people. those two things. stick with the evidence. tavis: why is it to your mind at least that this matters 50 years later? that is to say who killed kennedy? what is that it meant -- why does that matter? >> we feel that it was a crime committed by the state. not the whole state, but by members of the military intelligence and security a huge beef had with kennedy because of his policies. as
motions of kennedy in in thatord are film. film, you see that kennedy is shot from two sides. he is shot from the back and from the front. there is no contesting that. in the time frame, it is impossible for it to be otherwise. he is shot from the front through the neck and the kill frame 313e head in where he goes back into the left. he is shot from the back in the back. he is shot from the rear in the -- in the lee is shot back. nelly is shot with another bullet. there is at least five...
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president kennedy's motorcade came down the street minutes before he was assassinated. that moment defined dallas. the dallas love project aims to redefine it. i'm pleased the focus is on love and not death. i think it's important that people are going to move on. while it remains a sadness in the hearts of people that live in dallas. >> there are 10,000 art pieces in 65 venues, turning dallas into a giant art gallery. >> if it's spreading through dsw, everybody within texas and the country and the world can see dallas is not the same as it used to be, nor does the person that killed j.f.k. convey the whole of the area. >> the message got out through social media - urging people to get together in libraries, houses or work on their own to create the dallas love project. >> we are trying to give love a voice, so it can be as loud and out there and in the public and in your face as all this noisy messaging that we get about the hateful things going on. >> i know art can transform people's lives. when i saw thousands participating i got out coloured pens and paper and made
president kennedy's motorcade came down the street minutes before he was assassinated. that moment defined dallas. the dallas love project aims to redefine it. i'm pleased the focus is on love and not death. i think it's important that people are going to move on. while it remains a sadness in the hearts of people that live in dallas. >> there are 10,000 art pieces in 65 venues, turning dallas into a giant art gallery. >> if it's spreading through dsw, everybody within texas and the...
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kennedy. as afghan leaders meet, washington turns up the heat for a security pact. >>> secretary of state john kerry is heading to geneva for security talks with iran. >> america paused to remember one of its darkest moments 50 years ago, the day president john f. kennedy was assassinated in dallas. the sun was shining when the president and mrs. kennedy arrived in 1963. today rain fell in dallas as thousands gathered to mark the spot of that grim anniversary. many flocked to kennedy's gravesite where the eternal flame continues to still burn. heidi, what was it like to be in dallas on this day? >> tony, you said grim and that's a good word to describe it. indeed, it was cold, wet, and very historic, and this weather couldn't keep back the 5,000 ticket holders. members of the public who had access to this event out of 14,000 who applied for access. this taking place at the plaza at the foot of the texas depository. that's that red building. you see the sixth level window where lee harry oswald
kennedy. as afghan leaders meet, washington turns up the heat for a security pact. >>> secretary of state john kerry is heading to geneva for security talks with iran. >> america paused to remember one of its darkest moments 50 years ago, the day president john f. kennedy was assassinated in dallas. the sun was shining when the president and mrs. kennedy arrived in 1963. today rain fell in dallas as thousands gathered to mark the spot of that grim anniversary. many flocked to...
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kennedy's death. it's part of two days of memorial ceremonies to kennedy. >>> on this day in 1962 president kennedy announced soviet bombers to cuba to remove the blockade. >> this goes a long way towards reducing the danger which faced this hemisphere four weeks ago, i have instructed the secretary of defense to lift our naval quarantine. >> i'm paige hopkins. thanks for watching "early today." have a good one. >>> very good morning to everybody. thei] time is t(4:30 on wednesd november 20th. i'm jon kelley. jráqq the roads aret(Ñi looking good. not too wet out there. just aÑi littlet( çóÑislick. up any minute now. >> late last night that weather causing some minorlp flooding i parts of san francisco. in the east bay, wet conditions there making for ae1 dangerous caldecott tunnel and even over theñr new span of the bay break. you can see that rain coming south i]ñrbay, they'ret( wakingp
kennedy's death. it's part of two days of memorial ceremonies to kennedy. >>> on this day in 1962 president kennedy announced soviet bombers to cuba to remove the blockade. >> this goes a long way towards reducing the danger which faced this hemisphere four weeks ago, i have instructed the secretary of defense to lift our naval quarantine. >> i'm paige hopkins. thanks for watching "early today." have a good one. >>> very good morning to everybody. thei]...
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johnson -- kennedy worked those people. johnson worked those people. the republican party was still sref very much the party of lincoln. democratic party was hampered. southern members were all dixie crites and segregationists. that's why kennedy was in texas that day, trying to hold on to the state he needed because he lost mississippi, alabama, louisiana. those kind of states were gone. in fact, in my book i talk about how he was in the car with with the governor heading to the airport in an open car. there's tape of that. and he's asking why is dallas so right wing and why is ft. worth so yellow dog democrat? it had to do with the shape of the industry. it was all factory. and dallas is all insurance, white collar jobs, people wanting to go to the next floor up and vote republican. it was the shift in economics that did it. conley eventually joined that. look at these pictures. the thought that jack is kennedy in that car smiling and relaxing, automatic pilot, thinking he had everything under control. and jackie actually talked afterwards about the
johnson -- kennedy worked those people. johnson worked those people. the republican party was still sref very much the party of lincoln. democratic party was hampered. southern members were all dixie crites and segregationists. that's why kennedy was in texas that day, trying to hold on to the state he needed because he lost mississippi, alabama, louisiana. those kind of states were gone. in fact, in my book i talk about how he was in the car with with the governor heading to the airport in an...
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kennedy in 1963. president kennedy was in dallas with his wife, the first lady, jackie kennedy, and his motorcade drove through the packed streets, lee harvey oswald shot the president three times from the texas school book depository, and now the city of dallas is prepping for the 50 year memorial. evened will include concerts and art exhibits and panel discussions with eye witnesses. tell us more about the plans, casey. >> the main event is happening right here in dealy plaza. here's a live look. that area where the stages are being constructed, that is the grassy knoll, bordered by elm street, and then the reddish brick building is the old texas school book depository, and in the far right corner window you see there, one down from the very top-that is where 24-year-old lee harvey oswald fired the fatal shot. it is now a museum, where tomorrow, guests will be holding discussions like the sheriff's deputy who discovered oswald's rifle up there. the chief surgery resident who treated the president at
kennedy in 1963. president kennedy was in dallas with his wife, the first lady, jackie kennedy, and his motorcade drove through the packed streets, lee harvey oswald shot the president three times from the texas school book depository, and now the city of dallas is prepping for the 50 year memorial. evened will include concerts and art exhibits and panel discussions with eye witnesses. tell us more about the plans, casey. >> the main event is happening right here in dealy plaza. here's a...
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kennedy. plus, how the opening of the new outlets could cause major traffic trouble. and it is your vet recommending procedures that your pet does not actually need? what to look out for. and get ready for an arctic blast moving into our area over the weekend. i will let you know just how cold it will get and how cold hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want t to see something ol? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no..... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you don't even have to switch. unless you're scared. i'm not scared, it's... you know we can still see you. no, you can't. pretty sure we can... try snapshot today -- no pressure. ♪ >> a ritual of remembrance at the internal flame. a few years now since the assassination of president john f. kennedy. since thes now assassination of president john f. kennedy. a look back at an event that changed the nation. >> and so, my fellow americans, as
kennedy. plus, how the opening of the new outlets could cause major traffic trouble. and it is your vet recommending procedures that your pet does not actually need? what to look out for. and get ready for an arctic blast moving into our area over the weekend. i will let you know just how cold it will get and how cold hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want t to see something ol? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell...
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kennedy. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead on the program, the last few weeks have seen the stock market streak to record highs. paul solman looks at what that says about the broader economy. >> as companies continue to report healthy profits, the recovery is weak and unemployment high. >> wooduff: plus, mark shields and david brooks reflect on the senate vote to curb filibusters and the rest of the week's news. and we explore the enduring impact of president kennedy's 1,000 days in office. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public b
kennedy. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. also ahead on the program, the last few weeks have seen the stock market streak to record highs. paul solman looks at what that says about the broader economy. >> as companies continue to report healthy profits, the recovery is weak and unemployment high. >> wooduff: plus, mark shields and david brooks reflect on the senate vote to curb filibusters and the rest of the week's news. and we explore the enduring impact of president kennedy's...
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kennedy. and the crowd yells. >> reporter: and then, came dallas. >> i can see his sun tan all of the way from here. >> reporter: less than an hour after touching down at love field, president john f. kennedy was dead. former cbs news correspondent dan rather was there. >> everybody knew, if there was going to be trouble anywhere, it would be in dallas. >> reporter: why? >> because of the history. >> reporter: dallas 1963, nowhere in texas did the jagged edge of segregation country cut deeper, anti-kennedy criticism. this flyer greeted the president when he arrived. >> it's very important to understand, well, if there's going to be trouble in dallas, no one was thinking of assassination. >> president and first lady. >> reporter: amidst the cheering, a sigh of relief, the president's motorcade approaching the last block. >> we standing out in the street. >> reporter: tina was 13, filming this footage from the texas schoolbook depository. two seconds later, history changed. >> i heard three guns
kennedy. and the crowd yells. >> reporter: and then, came dallas. >> i can see his sun tan all of the way from here. >> reporter: less than an hour after touching down at love field, president john f. kennedy was dead. former cbs news correspondent dan rather was there. >> everybody knew, if there was going to be trouble anywhere, it would be in dallas. >> reporter: why? >> because of the history. >> reporter: dallas 1963, nowhere in texas did the...
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find out that kennedy was dead. but in that moment, jones face add dilemma. jacqueline kennedy had ask to delay the announcement. >> i told him he was not doing well, but i knew he was dead. >> moments late ear priest arrived. >> he said if thou livest, thousand close to the president's left ear, and then i couldn't hear him say anything else. >> and after that, mrs. kennedy enters the room, mclen len witnessed the farewell to her husband. >> she was very self-contained. stood there for a moment. and exchanged a ring from her finger to the president's finger. and a ring from his finger to her finger. and she leaned over and kissed his right foot, and then walked out of trauma room one. >> less than 48 hours later both doctors would be operating on a dying oswald. the men say they just did their jobs while history unfolded. >> heidi joe castro, al jazeera, dallas. >> and coming up, new jersey is rolling the dice on online gambling. >> and i'll tell you about a #that's gone viral, dealing with race and college student
find out that kennedy was dead. but in that moment, jones face add dilemma. jacqueline kennedy had ask to delay the announcement. >> i told him he was not doing well, but i knew he was dead. >> moments late ear priest arrived. >> he said if thou livest, thousand close to the president's left ear, and then i couldn't hear him say anything else. >> and after that, mrs. kennedy enters the room, mclen len witnessed the farewell to her husband. >> she was very...
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obama are greeting of course ethel kennedy and we saw caroline kennedy's son and now bobby kennedy's children and grandchildren. this moment -- because, of course, bobby kennedy is also buried there alongside his brother at that grave site. and jacqueline kennedy onassas. >> extraordinary set of circumstances, and it's what they call the ultimate domino effect. the first assassination was that of john f. kennedy 50 years ago, and it was kind of the beginning of tragedy in america, the innocent america after world war ii. >> exactly. >> then became the assassination, of course, of bobby kennedy, assassination of martin luther king, then vietnam and watergate and 9/11 and all kinds of things since then. >> and, you know, robin mcneil in new york, as we watch this ceremony, as jim was just saying, all of us of a certain generation felt john f. kennedy's assassination so profoundly, and then as a young journalist, i was covering and experiencing dr. martin luther king jr.'s slaying and bobby kennedy, but it was the loss of innocence, wasn't it, of this first horrific day in dallas reck e
obama are greeting of course ethel kennedy and we saw caroline kennedy's son and now bobby kennedy's children and grandchildren. this moment -- because, of course, bobby kennedy is also buried there alongside his brother at that grave site. and jacqueline kennedy onassas. >> extraordinary set of circumstances, and it's what they call the ultimate domino effect. the first assassination was that of john f. kennedy 50 years ago, and it was kind of the beginning of tragedy in america, the...
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johnson hated the leaks, kennedy hated the leaks. roosevelroosevel roosevelt didn't liked although johnson and roosevelt and kennedy, they would leak things to the press themselves. ross now once told me when johnson appointed national security adviser he called them up the night before the announcement was being made at midnight and said to them why did you tell the press i'm appointing you national security pfizer? roscoe said mr. president i didn't tell anybody, didn't tell the resident johnson hung up on him. he went to bed not knowing if johnson was going to announce his appointment the next day but it was johnson's way of controlling him. johnson and joe califano talk about this in his memoir about the way in which johnson would control people. this was one technique he had. the kennedys would leak things that would be to their advantage. it's a very changed environment. >> we began by talking about the polls and i want to end by asking you about your professional assessment of kennedy. he was very focused on greatness and the
johnson hated the leaks, kennedy hated the leaks. roosevelroosevel roosevelt didn't liked although johnson and roosevelt and kennedy, they would leak things to the press themselves. ross now once told me when johnson appointed national security adviser he called them up the night before the announcement was being made at midnight and said to them why did you tell the press i'm appointing you national security pfizer? roscoe said mr. president i didn't tell anybody, didn't tell the resident...
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palpable as it with that said it is that kennedy and his wife jacqueline kennedy are considered iconic and the best that the united states has ever managed to produce as a player but that doesn't go much deeper than that among the general population unfortunately to my mind. that iconic states is because they were cut down and cried when they were young and beautiful cousins that were not one of the really cheap for what is the real legacy of the kennedy administration well you know when it came credit to the prison canteen with having very successfully manage the crisis with the russians prescription and missiles in cuba. one can also do give some credit to seek an administration for starting the long road towards the civil rights. and the changes in the united states. i own. but of course there are other things that are not to his credit in the failed bay of pigs invasion of cuba and in. as a number of years after his death is an extra marital affairs were revealed and we shopped for a number of people. i own. it was remembered tuesday when president kennedy came into power the count
palpable as it with that said it is that kennedy and his wife jacqueline kennedy are considered iconic and the best that the united states has ever managed to produce as a player but that doesn't go much deeper than that among the general population unfortunately to my mind. that iconic states is because they were cut down and cried when they were young and beautiful cousins that were not one of the really cheap for what is the real legacy of the kennedy administration well you know when it...
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you know, kennedy, kennedy said sometimes it's not the labels that matter, and i go back and forth about whether he was right about that. i think the labels in some ways are useful lenses for helping us remember what actually happened. and that's, you know, that's really what i hope people >> my name is charles e. lee. he is running late, so we will go ahead and get started because this is being televised. the reporter on the scene when kennedy was killed. 1963. to my far left he was at docile and kennedy arrived he lives of the key players working on the warren commission that investigated the death of kennedy. was going to start with mr. willens. he is going to read five to eight minutes. then we will have chiles will read from his book for five to eight minutes the man then we will have this session and open it up to questions. thank you very much. >> proceed. >> like tech expressed by appreciation for this opportunity to appear before an ever-growing crowd and tell you a little bit about my experience of what the warren commission's staff five decades ago the first section would like
you know, kennedy, kennedy said sometimes it's not the labels that matter, and i go back and forth about whether he was right about that. i think the labels in some ways are useful lenses for helping us remember what actually happened. and that's, you know, that's really what i hope people >> my name is charles e. lee. he is running late, so we will go ahead and get started because this is being televised. the reporter on the scene when kennedy was killed. 1963. to my far left he was at...
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the kennedy family gathered for the ceremony, including ethel kennedy. president was not the only person killed by lee harvey oswald on that fateful friday in dallas. j.d. tippet joined in the service for oswald and also gunned down. a special bond was formed between the two women who lost their husband that day. we learned much more about their special connection from nbc's tom brokaw what sat down recently with the officer's widow. >> reporter: as a policeman's wife, march retippet knew her husband's job came with a certain amount of danger. but nothing could have prepared her for what happened one friday, 50 years ago. >> it started out as an ordinary day. got the kids off to school, jay went to work. >> reporter: her husband came home for lunch and went back on the streets looking for the suspect who shot the president. >> they called him and told him a description of the person that he was looking for. re. >> reporter: a few miles from where marie was waiting for him, officer tippet crossed paths with lee harvey oswald. >> police officer is shot. he
the kennedy family gathered for the ceremony, including ethel kennedy. president was not the only person killed by lee harvey oswald on that fateful friday in dallas. j.d. tippet joined in the service for oswald and also gunned down. a special bond was formed between the two women who lost their husband that day. we learned much more about their special connection from nbc's tom brokaw what sat down recently with the officer's widow. >> reporter: as a policeman's wife, march retippet knew...
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kennedy, shrouded in black. in a kort age half a mile long. full honours for the commander in chief. >> that's me. >> but not all the military that day was american. two irish men, jim sreenan and hugh o'donnell found themselves at arlington. straight from dublin, irish cadets. they impressed j.f.k. they saw the honour cordon perform. >> we were in awe of this man, the irish catholic, the leader of the free world. once home the president spoke of them. when the time came, she sent for them. >> the stunning message was get your act in order as quickly as possible, get your gear together, we are going to the kennedy funeral to do the funeral drill. >> once in position they were anxious, astonished to find themselves at grave side. >> how do we get to this, what if something went wrong. you were there to do a job, get on with it. >> 50 years later we are sitting here and it still is something that i would never ever forget. >> a young tour guide and a team of irish cadets leaving a memory with a young president and playing a role in playing him t
kennedy, shrouded in black. in a kort age half a mile long. full honours for the commander in chief. >> that's me. >> but not all the military that day was american. two irish men, jim sreenan and hugh o'donnell found themselves at arlington. straight from dublin, irish cadets. they impressed j.f.k. they saw the honour cordon perform. >> we were in awe of this man, the irish catholic, the leader of the free world. once home the president spoke of them. when the time came, she...
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kennedy. and then before we can learn all about him, oswald himself is assassinated by jack ruby, and it all just -- it set up this clashing of frames of reference that really set the conspiracy theories loose. >> read david von drehlh. i think people need to get the facts. when we return, how jack kennedy lived and pushed for civil rights until the end of his life. it's quite a story. you get your coffee here. you get your hair cut here. you find that certain thing you were looking for here, but actually you get so much more. when you shop at these small local businesses, you support all the things that make your community great. the money you spend here, stays here. in this place you call your neighborhood. small business saturday is november 30th. get out and shop small. you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. i didn't know the coal thing was real. it's very real... david rivera. rivera, david. [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex.
kennedy. and then before we can learn all about him, oswald himself is assassinated by jack ruby, and it all just -- it set up this clashing of frames of reference that really set the conspiracy theories loose. >> read david von drehlh. i think people need to get the facts. when we return, how jack kennedy lived and pushed for civil rights until the end of his life. it's quite a story. you get your coffee here. you get your hair cut here. you find that certain thing you were looking for...
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i did get a glossy photo from bobby kennedy. but to his everlasting credit, gerald ford wrote me a personal letter. and later president ford, but he was representative from michigan and the ranking republican on the warren commission. and he wrote me a really nice letter, very artfully worded that said, my inquiry to them was, if kennedy had addison's disease, which i suspected for other reasons, i'll tell you why. he had a perpetual tan, if you'll recall. if any of you know anything about addison's disease, you'll know that the skin -- there's a pigmentation of the skin that comes with addison's disease. now, kennedy was a sun lover, and he liked to be suntanned, but i saw him, and thinking back on the color of his skin when i saw him close up the few times that i did, it had a bronze quality to it that lacked the reddishness of a suntan. and so i -- thinking back on those things, i thought, well, maybe -- maybe he does have addison's disease. and i wanted to find out. and so the attack i took was i wrote to the warren commissi
i did get a glossy photo from bobby kennedy. but to his everlasting credit, gerald ford wrote me a personal letter. and later president ford, but he was representative from michigan and the ranking republican on the warren commission. and he wrote me a really nice letter, very artfully worded that said, my inquiry to them was, if kennedy had addison's disease, which i suspected for other reasons, i'll tell you why. he had a perpetual tan, if you'll recall. if any of you know anything about...
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barack obama loves the kennedy family. ted kennedy was his closest ally. if it wasn't for ted kennedy, it's not clear barack obama would have won in 2008 when he backed obama over hillary clinton. now you get the specter of the two titans of the democratic party, bill clinton and barack obama after being at an awards ceremony for the presidential medal now going there to together to pay respects. it's going to be a poignant moment and important moment. i think it's important i think to remember arlington and remember the flame, not just dallas and conspiracy theories on this 50th anniversary. >> and let me bring ennor clift into this part of the conversation. eleanor, as you take a look at this somber ceremony we're about to see, the laying of the wreath, playing of taps, no one's going to talk. they're just going to remember and reflect. what goes through your mind as you think about the 50 years later, if you will? >> this is a powerful democratic small d and big "d" tradition. you have jack kennedy which i think woke the country up and showed us all wha
barack obama loves the kennedy family. ted kennedy was his closest ally. if it wasn't for ted kennedy, it's not clear barack obama would have won in 2008 when he backed obama over hillary clinton. now you get the specter of the two titans of the democratic party, bill clinton and barack obama after being at an awards ceremony for the presidential medal now going there to together to pay respects. it's going to be a poignant moment and important moment. i think it's important i think to remember...
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kennedy to paris. i'm getting somewhat that same sensation as i travel around texas. >> when we got on to the press plane, the press plane flew to dallas in seven minutes. at that time the tradition on the press plane was stewardess as we called them in those days immediately left the gate and came down with a tray of bloody maryss. and i had a bloody mary. >> woodruff: on a seven-minute trip? >> yes. and i was still tipping up the glass and the ice and a little lemon thing and it was bumping against my noses a we landed in dallas. that's how short it was. >> woodruff: among the crowd waiting at love field was jim lehrer, then a reporter for the dallas "times-herald." >> i was checking the telephone line back to the city desk downtown and the man said "are they going to have the bubble top on the presidential limousine?" because i had done advanced stories in the newspaper about the kennedy visit. and the idea was if the weather was bad there would be a bubble top to protect the kennedys from the rain.
kennedy to paris. i'm getting somewhat that same sensation as i travel around texas. >> when we got on to the press plane, the press plane flew to dallas in seven minutes. at that time the tradition on the press plane was stewardess as we called them in those days immediately left the gate and came down with a tray of bloody maryss. and i had a bloody mary. >> woodruff: on a seven-minute trip? >> yes. and i was still tipping up the glass and the ice and a little lemon thing...
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he was a kennedy fan. i know he liked the kennedys. but at the same time, he felt like a couple of other burlesque owners were trying to run him out of business. he had a persecution complex, i think. he wanted to get the public to come and frequent his club. >> i see. security had been beefed up because there was concern that someone would try to hurt oswald as he was moved to the county jail. how did ruby get access to that basement? >> i think ruby walked in. the officer guarding that entrance stepped away from his post to direct traffic because there was some cars coming out of the driveway underneath city hall. i believe he just came in that way. >> just like that, as easy as that, just walked right in? >> i think he did. but in order to understand it, you have to understand that ruby was in and out of the city hall and the courthouse and the sheriff's office at all hours of the day and night. so you really saw him but you didn't see him as a threat. >> i see. what was your reaction when you found out that he was the one who shot
he was a kennedy fan. i know he liked the kennedys. but at the same time, he felt like a couple of other burlesque owners were trying to run him out of business. he had a persecution complex, i think. he wanted to get the public to come and frequent his club. >> i see. security had been beefed up because there was concern that someone would try to hurt oswald as he was moved to the county jail. how did ruby get access to that basement? >> i think ruby walked in. the officer guarding...
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kennedy. president obama directed all flags be lowered to half staff as a day of remembrance. there will be a wreath layinger is mooin moin and dealey plaza security is reinforced as thousands are expected to gather at the spot where the president was shot 50 years ago today. we will look back later in this half hour. >>> kennedy cousin michael skakel is spending the first night outside of prison in more than a decade. he was released on bail in connecticut while prosecutors appeal a ruling granting him a new trial. ron claiborne was outside of the courtroom. >> reporter: michael skakelle is a free man. still insisting he was convicted of a crime he did not commit. >> hopefully we are at the first step of righting that wrong. >> reporter: the case combines money, power and one of america's most famous families. skakel is the nephew of robert f. kennedy and his wife ethel. his arrest for the brutal '75 murder of his pretty young neighbor had the public transfixed from the very beginning. it hap
kennedy. president obama directed all flags be lowered to half staff as a day of remembrance. there will be a wreath layinger is mooin moin and dealey plaza security is reinforced as thousands are expected to gather at the spot where the president was shot 50 years ago today. we will look back later in this half hour. >>> kennedy cousin michael skakel is spending the first night outside of prison in more than a decade. he was released on bail in connecticut while prosecutors appeal a...
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kennedy. >> they are combing the floors of the texas depository building to find the assassin. [ gunshots ]. >> oswald has been shot at point blank range fired into the stomach. >> police are working to the assumption oswald's murder was to shut him up. >> the element of a simple intelligence agency killed john kennedy. >> the story has been suppressed. witnesses have been killed. we have a right to know who killed our president and why he died. >> i stand here tonight on what was once the last frontier. the pioneers gave up their safety, and sometimes their lives to build our new west. beyond that frontier, are uncharted areas of science and faith, unsolved problems of peace and war, promises of ignorance and prejudice but i believe the times require imagination and courage. i'm asking each of you to be pioneers towards that new frontier. >>> in dallas, preparations were already underway for extraordinary police protection when the president should arrive. you anticipate any trouble on the pr
kennedy. >> they are combing the floors of the texas depository building to find the assassin. [ gunshots ]. >> oswald has been shot at point blank range fired into the stomach. >> police are working to the assumption oswald's murder was to shut him up. >> the element of a simple intelligence agency killed john kennedy. >> the story has been suppressed. witnesses have been killed. we have a right to know who killed our president and why he died. >> i stand...
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kennedy almost 50 years after his assassination on wednesday. the president was joined at arlington national cemetery by bill clinton. former first lady hillary clinton and first lady michelle obama held hands in front of the graveside. they placed the wreath in front of the grave site and then held their hands on their hearts for the playing of "taps." >> reporter: president obama presented one of his pred serieses with the highest medal of honor, the medal of freedom to 16 recipients including bill clinton. >> reporter: president obama presented one of his predecessors with one of the country's highest honors, the medal of freedom. >> saved hundreds of millions of people. >> he also highlighted oprah winfrey's global work and acknowledged her for not changing her name. >> her bosses told her she should change her name to suzie. i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. >> reporter: gloria steinem inspired millions of women and former honoree sally ride was reaching for the stars. president obama praised hall of famer ernie banks for h
kennedy almost 50 years after his assassination on wednesday. the president was joined at arlington national cemetery by bill clinton. former first lady hillary clinton and first lady michelle obama held hands in front of the graveside. they placed the wreath in front of the grave site and then held their hands on their hearts for the playing of "taps." >> reporter: president obama presented one of his pred serieses with the highest medal of honor, the medal of freedom to 16...
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kennedy was struck down by an assassin's bullet. jackie kennedy to steal the spot light among the excited crowds. brian williamsrt >> reporter: at the third texas stop in fort worth even though it was late and raining people lined the streets to see them. the kennedy's spent their last night together at hotel texas. the next morning the president emerged to greet a crowd of 5,000 outside. >> i appreciate you being here this morning. mrs. kennedy is organizing herself. >> reporter: and when she appeared mrs. kennedy made a stunning entrance wearing the now-famous pink chanel suit, white gloves. >> i am the man who accompanied mrs. kennedy to paris. i am getting somewhat that same sensation around texas. nobody wonders whathnson and i >> reporter: the hat industry complained he was turning other men against it. that day he was given a statset. >> i can't let you leave fort worth providing you some protection against the rain. >> i'll put it on in the white house on monday. if you come up there you will have a chance to see it then. >>
kennedy was struck down by an assassin's bullet. jackie kennedy to steal the spot light among the excited crowds. brian williamsrt >> reporter: at the third texas stop in fort worth even though it was late and raining people lined the streets to see them. the kennedy's spent their last night together at hotel texas. the next morning the president emerged to greet a crowd of 5,000 outside. >> i appreciate you being here this morning. mrs. kennedy is organizing herself. >>...
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the alleged murderer of president kennedy. the mourners included his mother, marg reet, his wife, marina, his brother, robert, and oswald's two children, one with babe in arms. the six pallbearers were news men. there were not enough relatives or friends on hand to serve as pallbearers. >> now there is a new flag of the president of the united states flying in the white house. in president kennedy's old oval office, mrs. evelyn lincoln, his secretary and aids removed every scrap, every ves tangible of the signs of the personal touches of president kennedy. >> we know from history that one test of society's is how do we handle the transfer of power at the top. lyndon johnson, whatever you thought of him, a lot of people disliked him greatly, some hated him would be the president of the united states. i think it shouted about the strength of the country and the root of law. >> the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> my fellow americans, all i have, i would have given gladly not to be standing here today. >> johnson k
the alleged murderer of president kennedy. the mourners included his mother, marg reet, his wife, marina, his brother, robert, and oswald's two children, one with babe in arms. the six pallbearers were news men. there were not enough relatives or friends on hand to serve as pallbearers. >> now there is a new flag of the president of the united states flying in the white house. in president kennedy's old oval office, mrs. evelyn lincoln, his secretary and aids removed every scrap, every...
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kennedy dead. it would be another half hour before acting white house press secretary made the official announcement of the president's passing. and it would be at 2:50 eastern time when lee harvey oswald was arrested at the texas theater after a struggle. 50 years later the tragic events were called in a ceremony just concluding in dealey plaza. the president was shot as his motorcade passed. the mayor mike rollins spoke. >> we all grew up that day, city and citizens and suddenly we had to step up to trying to live up to the challenges of the words, and visions of a beloved president. >> after the mayor spoke those in the crowd bowed their head for a moment of silence. nbc's janet shamlian is live in dallas right now. janet, this is the first time that texas, dallas, has held a ceremony of this magnitude. we'll talk much more about it. but it is striking 50 years later to see these people there on a chilly day marking this moment. >> reporter: you're right about the weather too. the mood was refle
kennedy dead. it would be another half hour before acting white house press secretary made the official announcement of the president's passing. and it would be at 2:50 eastern time when lee harvey oswald was arrested at the texas theater after a struggle. 50 years later the tragic events were called in a ceremony just concluding in dealey plaza. the president was shot as his motorcade passed. the mayor mike rollins spoke. >> we all grew up that day, city and citizens and suddenly we had...
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that impressed upon us what kennedy was. there would not have been a camelot had there not been dallas. after that, if you want to separate out the record of the man and the president, that's a different thing. that's moved away from what we are all calling memory. you can't see the films 50 years later without stirring up the emotions you felt. >> terrible weekend. >> secretary of defense. he got more notoriety during johnson's term in office. kennedy's presidency upped the number of advisors and did not send combat troops. >> mismanagement. >> i don't know that you have any evidence to say that. >> he was aware of that. i don't know if he is in that. the kennedy presidency, however short it was was more than vietnam. he walked us back from the brink of nuclear war. he inspired young people to public service and elevated the feelings about what government could do, at the same time, the famous line in the inaugural speech he asked much of the american people. the state's program, peace corp, these are all significant achiev
that impressed upon us what kennedy was. there would not have been a camelot had there not been dallas. after that, if you want to separate out the record of the man and the president, that's a different thing. that's moved away from what we are all calling memory. you can't see the films 50 years later without stirring up the emotions you felt. >> terrible weekend. >> secretary of defense. he got more notoriety during johnson's term in office. kennedy's presidency upped the number...
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in president kennedy's old oval office, mrs. evelyn lincoln, his secretary and her aides, have removed every scrap. every vestige of the signs of personal touches of president kennedy. >> we know from history that one test of society is how do they handle the transfer of power at the top. lyndon johnson, whatever you thought of him, and a lot of people disliked him greatly, some even hated him, would be the president of the united states. i think it shouted about the strength of the country and that we swear by the rule of law. >> the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> my fellow americans, all i have i would have given gladly not to be standing here today. >> johnson knows he has to show the country that the ship of state is sailing on under a new captain. but at the same time, he can't appear to be too anxious to assume power. and he has to keep the kennedy people on board with him. so that speech means everything. >> no words are strong enough to express our determination to continue the forward thrust of america
in president kennedy's old oval office, mrs. evelyn lincoln, his secretary and her aides, have removed every scrap. every vestige of the signs of personal touches of president kennedy. >> we know from history that one test of society is how do they handle the transfer of power at the top. lyndon johnson, whatever you thought of him, and a lot of people disliked him greatly, some even hated him, would be the president of the united states. i think it shouted about the strength of the...